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2023
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The story of a climbing adventure gone wrong in a remote Alaskan mountain range, the impossible rescue attempt that followed, and the fraught cost of survival In 2018, two couples set out on an expedition to Alaska's Hidden Mountains, one of the last wild ranges in North America. A rarity in modern climbing, the peaks were nearly unexplored and untouched, a place where few people had ever visited and granite spires still awaited first ascents. Inspired...
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Publisher:
I.B. Tauris & Co. Ltd
Pub. Date:
2017
Language:
English
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This is one of the last matriarchal societies on earth, where the women hold power. They make the major decisions, control household finances, have rightful ownership of land and property and full rights to the children born to them. Most notably, the Mosuo practice something called 'walking marriage' where, from the age of 13, women can choose to take lovers - as many or as few as they wish - from men within the tribe. Choo Waihong discovered the...
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Publisher:
Findaway Voices
Pub. Date:
2024
Language:
English
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In crafting this tale, I've drawn from a wealth of analogies and insights that resonate with your interests. Traveling through the pages of this audiobook will feel like a thrilling adventure in a foreign land, where every turn prompts new discoveries and every character unveils another layer of the story. Just as beading requires patience and precision, so does piecing together the elements of our mystery, each bead symbolizing a clue, each string...
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Publisher:
Harlequin
Pub. Date:
2024
Language:
English
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A mysterious death. A secluded mansion. This investigation could be fatal… Antique dealer Brielle Holt uncovers more than just priceless relics when she overhears a secret that puts a target on her back. Caught in the crosshairs of a deadly family feud, Brielle has nowhere safe to hide…until CSI agent Lucas Scott steps in to protect her. With assailants following their every move, Lucas and Brielle must stay one step ahead of someone desperate...
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Publisher:
Harlequin
Pub. Date:
2021
Language:
English
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A race for survival Zero Visibility by Sharon Dunn Merci Carson doesn't know why she's a target, but she knows she owes her life to EMT Nathan McCormick. Protecting Merci from the desperate men chasing her in the middle of a blizzard is the biggest challenge Nathan's ever faced. But failure is not an option. Merci's bravery and kindness touch his guarded heart. Together, they could have a future-if they can solve the mystery in time. Secret Mountain...
Publisher:
Candlelight Media Group
Pub. Date:
2018
Language:
English
Description:
Narrated by actor Memo Sauceda, MYSTERY OF THE MOUNTAIN: HIDDEN IN PLAIN VIEW chronicles a most intriguing and remarkable story, and explores the question: what if one of the world's largest pyramids is waiting to be unearthed in Mexico? For centuries, a rugged and venerated hilltop in Mexico has borne witness to the rise and fall of pre-Columbian societies, and to the creation and destruction of temples and pyramids. It is also the focal point of...
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Series:
Wings of fire volume 1
Publisher:
Graphix, an imprint of Scholastic
Pub. Date:
[2018]
Lexile measure:
GN: Graphic Novel 280L
Language:
English
Average Rating:
5 stars
Description:
"Clay has lived his whole life under the mountain. The MudWing dragonet knows war is raging between the dragon tribes in the world outside- a war that he and four other dragonets are destined to end, according to the mysterious prophecy they have been taught. The five "chosen" dragonets were stolen from their homes while they were still in their eggs, and hidden away for years, all to fulfill the prophecy. But not every dragonet wants a destiny. And...
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Lexile measure:
740L
Language:
English
Average Rating:
5 stars
Description:
"Clay has lived his whole life under the mountain. The MudWing dragonet knows war is raging between the dragon tribes in the world outside - a war that he and four other dragonets are destined to end, according to the mysterious prophecy they have been taught. The five "chosen" dragonets were stolen from their homes while they were still in their eggs - and hidden away for years - all to fulfill the prophecy. But not every dragonet wants a destiny....
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Series:
Wings of fire volume 6
Publisher:
Graphix, an imprint of Scholastic
Pub. Date:
[2023]
Lexile measure:
GN: Graphic Novel 390L
Language:
English
Average Rating:
5 stars
Description:
"Peace has come to Pyrrhia... for now. The war between the tribes is finally over, and now the dragonets of the prophecy have a plan for lasting peace: Jade Mountain Academy, a school that will gather dragonets from all the tribes and teach them to live together, perhaps even as friends. Moonwatcher isn't sure how she feels about school, however. Hidden in the rainforest for most of her life, the young NightWing has an awful secret. She can read minds,...
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Pub. Date:
2017
Language:
English
Average Rating:
3.9 stars
Description:
"A thrilling new novel from #1 New York Times bestselling author Lisa See explores the lives of a Chinese mother and her daughter who has been adopted by an American couple. Li-yan and her family align their lives around the seasons and the farming of tea. There is ritual and routine, and it has been ever thus for generations. Then one day a jeep appears at the village gate--the first automobile any of them have seen--and a stranger arrives. In...
15. Encanto
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English
Average Rating:
5 stars
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The Madrigals live hidden in the mountains of Colombia, in a magical house, in a vibrant town, in a wondrous, charmed place called an Encanto. The magic of the Encanto has blessed every child in the family with a unique gift from super strength to the power to heal, every child except one, Mirabel. But when she discovers that the magic surrounding the Encanto is in danger, Mirabel decides that she, the only ordinary Madrigal, might just be her exceptional...
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Language:
English
Average Rating:
2.8 stars
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"Oklahoma 1909. Eleven-year-old Olive Augusta Radley knows that her stepfather doesn't have good intentions toward the two Choctaw girls boarded in their home as wards. When the older girl disappears, Ollie flees to the woods, taking six-year-old Nessa with her. Together they begin a perilous journey to the rugged Winding Stair Mountains, the notorious territory of outlaws, treasure hunters, and desperate men. Along the way, Ollie and Nessa form an...
17. The green mile
Publisher:
Warner Home Video
Language:
English
Description:
Death Row guards at a penitentiary, in the 1930's, have a moral dilemma with their job when they discover one of their prisoners, a convicted murderer, has a special gift.
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Language:
English
Average Rating:
4 stars
Description:
When fourteen-year-old Jace Wilson witnesses a brutal murder, he's plunged into a new life, issued a false identity and hidden in a wilderness skills program for troubled teens. The plan is to get Jace off the grid while police find the two killers. The result is the start of a nightmare. The killers, known as the Blackwell Brothers, are slaughtering anyone who gets in their way in a methodical quest to reach him. Now all that remains between them...
19. Lost horizon
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Lexile measure:
1060L
Language:
English
Average Rating:
3.5 stars
Description:
Fleeing war-torn China, a small planeload of people is hijacked to an idyllic valley in the Himalayas where time has virtually stopped. There Conway, a British diplomat, falls in love with a beautiful woman, and is asked to remain in Shangri-La as its new leader.
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Language:
English
Average Rating:
4 stars
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"Rufus Leung Gresham, future Earl of Greshambury and son of a former Hong Kong supermodel has a problem: the legendary Gresham Trust has been depleted by decades of profligate spending, and behind all the magazine covers and Instagram stories manors and yachts lies nothing more than a gargantuan mountain of debt. The only solution, put forth by Rufus's scheming mother, is for Rufus to attend his sister's wedding at a luxury eco-resort, a veritable...